Hercules Engine News

Glenn Karch

| April/May 1998

20601 Old State Road, Haubstadt, Indiana 47639

Last month paint recommendations were made for the Hercules and
related engines. Three of the illustrations shown here were taken
from a Hercules S model catalog dated 1926. All of the color
illustrations that I have seen always show red stripes on the
Hercules brand engines. The illustration at top left is of the 1 HP
model S engine. Note that the upper hopper stripe is up on the
rounded hopper edge to allow enough room for the decal. Although
the engine shown here has flywheel stripes, in reality very few had
them

The next illustration (bottom left) shows a larger size engine
which is most likely a 6 HP. The striping pattern is similar to
that on the smaller engines except the hopper stripes are now all
on the flat surfaces. If you will note care fully, there is a black
stripe across the top and down the sides of the head. In this color
illustration, I believe the artist failed to make it red like the
rest. Flywheel stripes are shown. They were more common on the
larger size engines, but not all had the stripes.

The next illustration (lower right) is that of the model UA
Hercules oil engine. Except for the color, it is the same as the
model UA Thermoil engines.

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There was a stripe on the crankguard. It is much like the shape
of a written upside L (see the illustration below).

In the illustrations shown here, it would appear that some
engine parts were left unpainted. That is not the case. Everything
was painted the same color except for the magneto, spark plug and
the oiler, which were covered.